The Harry Potter Franchise. The books rehash the same tired plot over and over so the films are destined to do the same. Despite Daniel Radcliffe turning into a promising young actor they just don’t do it for me. And I cannot stand Emma Watson!

Love Story

The Life Aquatic

The Royal Tenenbaums

Meet Joe Black. Stupidest ending to a movie ever!

The Italian Job. Hugely over-rated. Not really a Caine fan.

Kingdom of Heaven

Gladiator-eventhough the score is beautiful the film is deadly dull untill the last 20 minutes.

American Pie

13 Going on 30

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The Others

Wrong Turn

Borat

AI (simply because it goes on for hooooooooooooouuurs!)

Scary Movie (and all its hideous spin offs…date movie…action movie….)

Austin Powers. Only funny if you’re about 13. And I didn’t even find them funny then.

Eternal Sunshine was weird because I thought I liked it until I started thinking about it, and then I realised there wasnt a hell of a lot to it. I don’y hate it, but I don’t think its the masterpiece people make it out to be.

Superman never did much to me (I’m a Marvel no a DC) but I used to watch the TV show. I think the film was just a major disappontment

Lol it may be that a watched it with a group of friends and we weren’t really taking it seriously but to us it seemed sill rather than scary. And I spent the whole film really wanting that stupid screaming woman to connect with that axe. The ending was just a bit lame, and the “twist” or whatever that was was mroe confusing than interesting.

The fact that its the first “don’t watch this” post I wrote tells you just how much I hate Lost in Translation. Nothing happens. At all. Ever. I sat through the whole film with really high hopes after reading rave reviews and constantly hearing about how good it was. And I was so crushingly disappointed. I get that it wasn’t exactly supposed to be a thriller but there was nothing at all to like in the film. I can’t think of one memorable line from the lack lustre script and despite being hailed by some as a great romantic story there seemed to be no heart in the story whatsoever. It was just a boring film about two bored people complaining about how bored they are. How the hell did they pitch that and get away with it?!

I see it as a classic “Emperor’s New Clothes” film. Critics started wowing at how subtle and clever the film was and no one dared state the obvious and point out that actually there’s nothing there. Call me the village idiot, but I don’t see any glorious robes here.

I actually agree with most of your list, with the exception of Gladiator (one of my faves) and Lost in Translation (not great, but quite poignant). To each their own I suppose. I’m glad I’m not the only one who can’t stand Borat, don’t even care to watch its trailer.

You did it, you put S. Darko on the list on my recommendation. If you trust my opinion that much what are the chances of getting Lost in Translation moved to “Movies To See Before You Die” list where it belongs.

People like Audrey Hepburn because she is immensely charming. I especially like her in Roman Holiday.
I understand why you have put 2001 on this list, but I have to starkly disagree with you. I wouldn’t put it in Movies to Miss, but rather Movie to Watch Multiple Times, since it takes a two or three viewings to really get it. It is wildly unorthodox though.

I agree with you on the Shining though. That’s one of those Kubrick films I can’t get behind as whole-heartedly as others do.